Stawley Primary School is much smaller than an average primary school. Pupils are taught in three mixed-age classes. The school runs a provision for pre-school children. Most pupils are of White British heritage. The number of pupils with English as an additional language is well below the national average. The number of pupils eligible for support from the additional pupil premium funding is growing, but is still below the national average. The proportion of pupils with SEND is higher than the national average. The school is close to the county border with Devon. Pupils come from both Devon and Somerset. The school is one of two small schools in the Wellington Area Rural Federation. The federation supports a third small school. The headteacher of this school is the executive headteacher of the federation. Inspection report: Stawley Primary School, 12–13 March 2019 Page 9 of 11 Information about this inspection With the headteacher, all classes were visited to observe pupils’ learning. The inspector spoke with pupils about their learning. The work of pupils in every class was examined. The inspector listened to pupils in Year 2 and Year 6 read. The inspector observed pupils at breaktimes, lunchtimes and around the school, and met with a group of pupils to hear their views about school life. The inspector took account of the 29 responses to Ofsted’s online questionnaire, Parent View, and 28 comments received. The inspector spoke with parents at the start of the school day. Meetings were held with the headteacher and other leaders and governors. A phone call took place with a representative of the local authority. The views of staff were gathered from the school’s staff survey and a meeting was held with a group of staff. A range of documents were considered, including information on pupils’ attainment and progress, the school’s improvement planning, minutes of governing body meetings and records of the monitoring of teaching, learning and assessment. The inspector met with leaders responsible for the safeguarding of pupils and examined information relating to safeguarding, the safe recruitment of staff, attendance and behaviour. Inspection team Sarah O’Donnell, lead inspector Ofsted Inspector Inspection report: Stawley Primary School, 12–13 March 2019 Page 10 of 11 Any complaints about the inspection or the report should be made following the procedures set out in the guidance ‘Raising concerns and making a complaint about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.uk/government/publications/complaints-about-ofsted. If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email [email protected].